Computer Recommedations at IARC
List of Yearly Requirements of Software Programs at IARC
| Year | Software Programs Required | Software Programs Recommended |
| First Year, Fall Semester |
MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator | Imovie or equivalent |
| First Year, Spring Semester |
SketchUp | |
| Second Year, Fall Semester |
Form.Z, AutoCAD LT* | Artlantis |
| Second Year, Spring Semester |
Adobe Dreamweaver | |
| Third Year, Fourth Year, Graduate Level | Autodesk VIZ*, Revit*, Macromedia
Flash, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Director, AGI32* |
• Programs marked with a * run only on Windows.
• Please ask your instructor before purchasing any of the
recommended software programs.
Estimated Minimum Annual Expenditure on Required Software Programs:
| First Year | 389.96 (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator) |
| Second Year | 444.96 (Form.Z, AutoCAD, Dreamweaver |
| Third Year | 95.00 (Form.Z) |
| Fourth Year | 95.00 (Form.Z) |
| Fifth Year | 95.00 (Form.Z) |
• All the quoted software prices are as of May 2006 and before
taxes. In addition, the students should keep aside approximately $350.00
for software upgrades every two years.
• The estimated minimum annual expenditure on required software
programs for first year does not include Microsoft
Office Professional since this comes bundled with hardware if you make
your purchase through UNCG approved vendors
• Most software products are available at student discount prices
at the UNCG University Bookstore (http://uncg.bkstore.com) or on the
www.journeyed.com website.
List of Required Software and Related Expenditure:
| Vendor | Software Program | Full Purchase | Yearly Subscription |
| Adobe | Photoshop (2) | 289.98 | |
| Adobe | Illustrator (2) | 99.98 | |
| Microsoft | MS Office (Word, Excel , Powerpoint, Outlook) | 149.98 (3) | |
| Auto.des.sys | Form.Z | - | 95.00 |
| Autodesk | AutoCAD LT | 149.98 | |
| SketchUp | - | Free (ask your instructor) | |
| Adobe (formerly Macromedia) | Dreamweaver | 199.98 |
1. All the quoted software prices are as of May 2006 and before taxes.
2. We highly recommend that the students purchase the Adobe Creative
Suite. This includes a unified collection of software programs such
as Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat Professional and GoLive
and costs only $389.98. The total cost is more if you buy these programs
separately.
3. Microsoft Office Professional package comes bundled with the hardware
if you make your purchase through UNCG approved vendors.
List of Recommended Software and Related Expenditure:
| Vendor | Software Program | Full Purchase | Yearly Subscription |
| Adobe | Adobe Indesign | 199.98 | |
| Adobe | Adobe Premiere | 289.98 | |
| Autodesk | AutoCAD full version | 379.98 | |
| Autodesk | Autodesk VIZ | 289.98 | 159.98 |
| Autodesk | Revit | 479.98 | 159.98 |
| Abvent | Artlantis | 125.00 |